Beneath the night sky, Monkey King Gun rained down with speed and force, like a torrential storm.
The fracture in Big Mom's spine had left her completely helpless. All she could do was let the fists pound into her.
Her hair disheveled, Big Mom's massive body kept bouncing up, only to be driven back into the ground by the relentless barrage. Shattered stones sprayed everywhere!
"Gaaaaah!!!"
Luffy glared furiously and roared, unleashing his Haki without holding anything back.
His hair whipped wildly as his arms blurred, raining down even more explosive punches!
Rumble!!
The Cake Castle, already reduced to half its original size, finally collapsed amid violent tremors.
Blood spurted from Big Mom's mouth and nose. Her contracted pupils gradually lost focus as her consciousness slipped away from her body.
The sounds around her slowly faded until only silence remained. The scene before her eyes seemed to slow down tenfold.
Was it over? She couldn't accept it.
Where was the nun?
Where was One Piece, after all?
Big Mom lay in the Ruins, unwillingness and loneliness rising in the depths of her eyes.
Why had he ushered in the Great Pirate Era?
Tell me, Roger. Why did you say those things when you were about to die?
You died and walked away, but what about the rest of us?
At least tell me before you die.
Huge chunks of stone slowly fell, as if they would bury her along with the old era.
Big Mom's vision blurred until her eyes rolled back and her thoughts froze in that final moment.
Did it really exist, One Piece?
What was it, Roger?
Boom!!!
The falling boulders buried her, piling up in the Ruins like a tombstone for the old era.
The pressure of the wind sent Lina's golden hair whipping wildly.
Plop.